ORF_Sport_Plus

ORF Sport +

ORF Sport +

Television channel


ORF Sport + is an Austrian sports channel owned by the public service broadcaster, ORF. The channel is available via satellite Astra 1KR, on 19.2°E, cable and DVB-T, in Austria and parts of Europe.

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History

Before the launch of ORF Sport Plus on 1 May 2006, TW1 provided sports programming since May 2000 up until the launch of ORF Sport Plus.[citation needed]

On 22 October 2007, ORF Sport Plus was made available to DVB-T, only in the state capitals of Austria. Since that date, TW1 was available only on cable and satellite.[citation needed]

On July 15, 2009, ORF Information Director Elmar Oberhauser announced that the channel would be discontinued in 2010 for cost reasons.[1] However, the ORF law secured the program and it is to be expanded.[2]

On October 26, 2011, ORF SPORT + was expanded into a 24-hour special interest channel. The channel took over the antenna frequency previously shared with Hitradio Ö3 TV and received new satellite and cable slots.[3]

A high definition (HD) version of the channel was announced for October 24, 2014.[4]

Programming

ORF Sport + shows a variety of sport programming including; Formula E, American football, ice hockey, football, hockey, badminton, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, team handball, swimming, and the National Golf Championships.

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References

  1. Fidler, Harald: ORF 3 darf wochenends nur werbefrei vom 6. September 2011 auf derstandard.at – Aufgerufen am 30. September 2011.



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